New Boarding Recommendations Please! Darnestown / Poolesville / Dickerson area

Hello All,

I just moved to the Potomac area and I am bringing a new horse to the area this month. Could anyone recommend a boarding facility in my area? From Potomac to Poolesville MD? I would like to stay West of 270 if possible. The new horse is a hunter / fox hunter. Facilities should include great turnout and care, sand ring, indoor would be a plus, and fields to work cross country jumps. I want a healthy training environment but not looking to show or compete. Would prefer a smaller environment rather than the large boarding barns but I am open to all options. I appreciate your advice and recommendations!!

Palmervale just opened in Poolesville. Centurion has a nice indoor and outdoor. San Mar might also be good, I can’t remember if they have an indoor or not.

Bascule is a huge boarding barn in Poolesville with nice turnout if your horse is able to go out in a very large herd.

I’d try.

Surmont- hunter/jumper barn, nice smaller facility, good turnout. Owner/trainer lives on premises Nice lighted outdoor ring. Local to A rated shows, owner and some other boarders also foxhunt w/ Potomac. Surmont.com

Bascule is another - but a big eventing operation. Owners are also foxhunters.- Potomac Hunt

Otasaga Farm another choice. H/J and eventing. Huge sand ring, small indoor, excellent turnout and care. Horses turned out in small group. Convenient to Potomac Hunt, Middletown-NewMarket Hunt. Owners also have a place in AIken where boarders can go twice a year - fall and late winter usually. Lytleshowhorses.com

Canterbury is another - in Boyds - nice outdoor and indoor rings, Mostly a H/J barn but some eventing, one of the trainers is also a member of Potomac Hunt Google Big Easy Farm for more info

Centurion - someone else mentioned, lovely facility… they’ve have several trainers in/out of there I believe there’s a good trainer working out of there there currently.

Destination Eventing might be another to try - its a bit bigger than some of others I mentioned save for Bascule

Most have some fields you can ride in - since theyre all close to Woodstock park and Loch Moy they trailer there for additional xc schooling.

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Thank you, I will look into these farms!